“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.”
Siddhartha Guatama Buddha
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“Grant me the courage to change that which can be changed, The serenity to accept that which cannot be changed, And the wisdom to know one from the other”. Reinhold Niebuhr
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Meaning And Purpose Improve Health
Steven Cole et al. from UCLA have recently shown that having a deep sense of purpose and meaning in life can lead to positive genetic changes such as lowering the levels of inflammatory gene expression and strengthening the expression of antiviral and antibody genes. Theoretically, this could mean that those with a strong sense of…
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Nelson Mandela